Product Range / Yarn

Innovation

Organic Cotton Yarn

Introduction

Cotton grown on land free of chemicals for three years is certified as 'organic.'
Cotton grown on fields which have been free of chemicals for less than three years
is certified as 'transitional organic.'

Products offered

Blends (5%, 10%, 15% and more) and 100% Organic Cotton

Count Range - Ne 10/1 - 30/1 (Single and TFO)

Certification

GOTS

OCS-100 & Blended

Fairtrade Cotton Yarn

Introduction

With Fairtrade, a fair price and Premium are paid to the farmers that grow the cotton
for these yarns, Furthermore, all operators that take ownership of Fairtrade cotton
and use it in the processing and/or manufaturing og fairtrade intermediary and final
products must demonstrate efforts to comply with ILO Conventions before they can
be approved by FLOCERT to start processing and/or manufacturing Fairtrade cotton.
Fairtrade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect
that seek greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development
by offering better trading conditions to workers and securing the rights of underprivileged
producers and workers - in the developing and underdeveloped countries. Fairtrade
organizations (backed by consumers) are actively engaged in supporting producers
in awareness raising and in campaigning for changes in the rules and practices of
conventional international trade.

History of Maral in Fairtrade

Maral pioneered this business line and established one of the first supply chains
of this kind. We began in 2005 with M&S to launch one of their first collections
in Fairtrade. Gradually, we have ventured into different product ranges with M&S
and other brands.

First Textile Vertical in India to be certified to trade Fairtrade cotton

Started with M&S as a strategic supply chain partner

End uses

Sweater Knitting

Socks

Circular Knitting

Weaving

Slub Yarn

Introduction

Slub yarn produces a remarkable visual effect. Slub yarn is a yarn spun by containing
irregularities and varying thickness. By just modifying the production process,
an enormous range of minute variations can be created.

Compact Yarn

Introduction

In compact spinning, the fibers are compacted aerodynamically just after the drafting.
The fibers become more closely aligned and increasingly parallel within the compacting
zone. This allows nearly all the fibers to contribute to the yarn structure under
relatively equal tension.

Count Range

Ne 20/1 to 40/1

Available in Organic, Organic blends and Fairtrade

Applications

Socks

Sweaters

Circular knitting

Towels

Contamination Free Yarns

Introduction

White and light colors are very sensitive, this makes it easy for any foreign particle
present in the cotton fiber to appear prominently on the fabric. Specially, discerning
customers have very stringent norms and to use conventional cotton yarn with contaminations
is not solicited for the product profile.

In order to satisfy our quality conscious customers, we have not only improved our
processes by using state-of-the art technology but have also focused a lot on sourcing
of the right quality cotton. Apart from importing contamination free cotton from
US and other countries, we have also worked with farmer groups and ginners to reduce
contamination levels. We are also engaged in training and development of best practices
during cotton picking and ginning.

On the technical side, we have installed machines that remove contamination at two
different stages - pre-spinning and post spinning.